The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-11
4 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

a MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A proposed to the citizens al this Common.
Gonorai Assembly OF tho Commonwesith OF Of
| lpenbsyivania. Iublishcd by order Of the Sec
| retary Of tho Commonwealth. In pursuance OF
Article XVIII OF the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
| tho constitution OF the common wealth
sEUTl ION l. lio II resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the Common wea lth
Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, that
tho following Is proposed as an amendment Of
tho constitution OF tue commonwcalth Of Pom.
| syivanla Ia accordance with the provisions Of
the eighteenth article thereof:
| AMENDMENT
Strike out from section one, OF article eight,
the four qualifications for yoiers which reals
| as iOllows
| III twenty two years of age or upwards, he
| shall have paid, within two years, state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
| loast two months, aud paid at least enc month
before tho elocticn,' 80 that tho section which
reads as follows;
Every male citizen, tweuty.ono years Of aye
| possessing the following qualifications, shall
| lie entitled 10 vote at all elections
Second. lie shall have resided In the state
QUO year tor u, taylng prsISqsly been quail
| ho shall have removed therefrom and returned
thcp six monthsl Immediately preceding the
| election.
Third. lie shall have resided In tho election
district where he shall offer to vote at least
two months immediately preceding the elco'
| Fourth. II twenty-five years OF age or up.
wards, ho shall have psld, within two years, a
state Or county tax, which shall have been ns.
ecssed at least two months. aud paid az least
one mouth before the election" shall be
Rmcndcd go rr 20 road as follows:
Every male clt2cn twenty -ouo years Of age.
possc ssiug tho following qualifications, shall
SO entitled to vote at thr polling place OF the
election distiict of which no sh III at tho time
be a resident and Dot elsewhere
First. lie shall have been n citizen OF the
United states ut least thirty days.
| Second. lie shall have resided In the state
one year (or II, having previously been quail
fed elec,or OF native born citizen OF tho state
lle shall have removed therelrom and returned
then six months) Immediately preceding Tho
election.
Third Ho shall have resided In the election
district where no shall oner to vote at Least
thirty days immediatfl ly preceding tho elec don
The Lex gislaturo at the session thereof mex
aner the adoption of this section, shall, and
from time to time thereafter may, enact law
TO property enforce this provision.
| Fourth. Every male citizen of the ago o.
twonty-ono years, who shall have been citi
zen for thirty days and an iBhabitant OF thi
. state ono ear noxt preceding an election, OK
cept at municlpsl elections, aud Tor the Las
thirty days q resident Of tho election distric
in which he may Offer his vote, shall To entitc'
to vote at such election In the election distric
OF which he shall at the time be n resident an'
not elsewhere for all otbcors that now are o.
hereafter may be elected by the people Pr
vidod 1hst In time oi war no eioctor in tn
actual military service of the State or of tn
United states, in the army. or navy thereof
absence from such election district, and til
, legislature shall have power to provide I'll
manner IN which and the time and place a
which such absent electors may vote, and f.
" tho return and canvas OF their votes 10 til
el1 1ction district in which they respectively rC
side.
Q Finh. For tho purpose OF voting, no porso
shall be deemed 10 have gained or lost res
donco by reason of his presence or absenc
. while cnployed in tho service uf the Unite
l States or the state, nor whilo engaged In th
l,,a ,tgfa st alapa a. tufn mr.
hIg Il seas, nor while a stud ent of any college
seminary of learning, nor while kept at an
almshouse or publio Institution, oxcopt tho IN
mates OF any homo Tor disabled and digeu
, soldiers and sailors, who far tho purpose
voting, shall 10 deemed TO r55,de in the cleo
/. tiOn district where said homo Is 'ocated. Law
shall DO made fer Ascertainipa by prope
proofs, the citizens who shall be or tiled
tho right OF suffrage hereby established.
| A truu copy of the joint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE,
] Secretary Oftho Commonwealth.